| Literature DB >> 34108784 |
Alvaro Ortiz1,2,3, Pedro L Cárdenas4,3, Rodrigo Arana5,2,3, Luz Maria Gomez6,3, Marcela Peralta6,3.
Abstract
We present a 54-year-old male garbage collector, who came to the ophthalmology department due to one-month history of bilateral blurred vision, palinopsia, headache and visual geometrical hallucinations. The examination showed a normal anterior segment, a homonymous left upper central scotoma and tilted segmental hypoplasia of the optic nerve of the left eye. Contrast-enhanced brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass lesion in the right occipital cortex. At biopsy, tuberculosis was found. Subsequently, anti-tuberculous treatment led to a good response with resolution of the palinopsia and visual hallucinations, and improved vision.Entities:
Keywords: Vision disorders; cerebral biopsy; intracranial tuberculoma; magnetic resonance imaging; tuberculosis
Year: 2020 PMID: 34108784 PMCID: PMC8158050 DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2020.1771740
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroophthalmology ISSN: 0165-8107